{"id":143,"date":"2016-09-09T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T10:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonubuntu\/lanmanmuseumdemo\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-02-17T21:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:42:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simongarrett.uk\/lanmanmuseum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lanman Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Development site – live site at https:\/\/lanmanmuseum.uk\/<\/a>.\u00a0 This site may not be up to date, and may contain test code.<\/em><\/p>\n

Housed within Framlingham Castle, the Lanman Museum<\/a> collection includes artefacts relating to all aspects of daily life in Framlingham, UK,<\/a> over many centuries. The museum is a charity independent of English Heritage who manage the Castle, but is generally open whenever the Castle is open, see Castle opening times<\/a>.\u00a0 More information on access here<\/a>.\u00a0 To make a donation to the museum click here<\/a>.\u00a0 Latest news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Search the Lanman Museum collection here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

No snow in Framlingham at the moment, but here are some pictures of snow in the past, mostly from the Framlinham Historical Photo Archive<\/a>. Also included in this selection is a WWI Christmas Card from the 108th Light AA regiment of the Royal Artiliary (from the Watling Collection<\/a> in the museum).
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Milley Nixie and Nellie Brunning of Mount Pleasant Farm on their delivery round, c.1925. Milk was sold from the churn for 2 1\/2d (c.1 new penny) a pint, along with eggs and butter from the basket below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Snowy conditions around the Market Hill, possibly 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Well Close Square c.1905 after a heavy fall of snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This RAF lorry crashed on the Broadwater bridge in snowy conditions, c.1947<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Clearing the snow in 1963<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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World War I Christmas Card from the 108th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artilliary. From the Watling Collection<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Playing in the snow below the Castle walls, Winter 2009-10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Crown Hotel open despite the snow, Winter 2009-10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The clock<\/a> from the former Regal<\/a> Cinema has recently been given to the museum.\u00a0 New Pictorial Tour of the Museum<\/a>.\u00a0 Is the Lanman Museum even better than the Castle?\u00a0 See this extract<\/a> from a Times review.\u00a0 Other news from the Museum here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Some of the museum can be explored here online (click the images below), and more will be added (see also the menus above):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Framlingham’s railway<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sir Henry Thompson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Queen Mary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clocks<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Framlingham Pageant<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Regal Cinema<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Framlingham then and now<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Framlingham at War<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Art and Photography<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On the Land<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leisure<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Church & Chapel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is also a large searchable collection of historic photographs of Framlingham at the Framlingham Historical Photo Archive<\/a> and see also the Framlingham Then and Now<\/a> page on this site.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures from our Instagram page:<\/p>\n\n

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